USPTO Patents Application 10687850

WEMMH/S8J08A (4/03)
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Application Number

10/687.850

Filing Date

October 17. 2003

First Named Inventor

David W. Burke

Group Art Unit

3736

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Attorney Docket Number

7404-558 V

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6 129.823

10/10/2000

Hughes et a).

6,134,461

10/17/2000

Say et al.

6,136,549

10/24/2000

Feistel

6,136,610

10/24/2000

Politoet al.

6,143,164

1 1/07/2000

Heller etal.

6,143,247

11/07/2000

Sheppard, Jr. et ah

6,144,869

11/07/2000

Berner et al.

6,150,124

11/21/2000

Riedel

6,153,069

1 1/28/2000

Pottgen et al.

6,156,051

12/05/2000

Schraga

6,156,173

12/05/2000

Gotoh et al.

6,159,745

12/12/2000

Roberts etal.

RE 36,991

12/19/2000

Yamamoto et ah

6,162,611

12/19/2000

Heller etal.

6,162,639

12/19/2000

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2001 05353S-A1
6,168,563

12/20/2001
01/02/2001

Brown

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6,168,957

01/02/2001

Matzinger et al.

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WO 97/30344 -

08/21/1997

McAleeretal.

WO 97/39341

10/29/1997

Fuller et al.

WO 97/39343 .

10/23/1997

Gamham et al.

WO 97/42882

11/20/1997

Douglas et al.

WO 97/42888 .

11/20/1997

Douglas et al.

WO 97/45719

12/04/1997

Kessler

WO 98/05424 .

02/12/1998

Chow

AW

WO 98/19153

05/07/1998

Vadgama et al.

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107687,850

Filing Date

October 17, 2003

First Named Inventor

David W.Burke

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3736

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09/25/2003

Tokunaga^ei-erf

2003 0180183

09/25/2003

Fukuoka et al.

6,627,057

09/30/2003

Bhullar et al.

2003 0187338

10/02/2003

Say et al.

2003 0188427

10/09/2003

Say et al.

2003 0190069

10/09/2003

Nikittn et al.

6,632,349

10/14/2003

Hodges et al.

2003 0199744

10/23/2003

Buse et al.

2003 0199893

10/23/2003

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6,638,415

10/28/2003

Hodges et al.

6,638,716

10/28/2003

Heller etal.

2003 0201194

10/30/2003

Heller et al.

2003 0203498

10/30/2003

Neel et al.

2003 0203503

10/30/2003

Fukuoka et al.

6,645,359

1 1/1 1/2003

Bhullar et al.

6,654,625

11/25/2003

Say et al.

2003 0217918

1 1/27/2003

Davies et al.

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6,656,702

12/02/2003

Yugawa et al.

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WO 02/49507

06727/2002

Stiene et al.

WO 02/50609

06/27/2002

Matzinger

WO 02/103343 A 1

12/27/2002

Nakarninami et

WO 03/005015

01/16/2003

Bae et al.

WO 03/0 12422

02/13/2003

Cai et al.

WO 03/014740 A 1

02/20/2003

Nadaoka et al.

WO 03/014741 Al

02/20/2003

Takahashi et al.

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WO 03/0 15627

02/27/2003

Moerman et al.

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